Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-CM T85.735 is the diagnosis code for Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cranial or spinal infusion catheter. This code falls under the section "Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified" within Chapter 19 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
Understanding where T85.735 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, T85.735 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
T85.735 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cranial or spinal infusion catheter". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of T85.735 is T85.73 ("Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nervous system devices, implants and graft"). T85.735 provides a more specific classification within this category.
T85.735 is located in Section T80-T88 — "Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified" within Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use T85.735 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cranial or spinal infusion catheter" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cranial or spinal infusion catheter is T85.735.
Yes, T85.735 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
T85.735 is in Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Yes, T85.735 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.